I'm not sure if it's effective to go for speed on a steep hill. I time my hill reps the first couple times to check consistency, but speed rarely improves much over many weeks. However, hill strength = greater improvement at track intervals! Those were awesome splits for a hill workout! Hope you're doing well, Jose. :)

A little different -- calves were fine, quads tight. Came across my rabbit couple from the other day -- WALKING -- which does no one any good, least of all me. They look much younger and fitter t...read more

A little different -- calves were fine, quads tight. Came across my rabbit couple from the other day -- WALKING -- which does no one any good, least of all me. They look much younger and fitter than I, and I wanted to tell them to get off their a$$es and move -- at a slow to moderate pace, of course, so I could catch and maintain. But I didn't. Instead some other girl (cute, blonde too) caught and passed me. So it goes. Good run today, longest of the year for me.

My thanks (I mean this sincerely) to the slow couple running off in the distance ahead, who allowed me to concentrate on reeling them in and staying in front, rather than my need to stop and stretc...read more

My thanks (I mean this sincerely) to the slow couple running off in the distance ahead, who allowed me to concentrate on reeling them in and staying in front, rather than my need to stop and stretch and rest. Pretty good run in the pretty hot sun.

Same route, no mistakes this time. Not as much further as I expected, but a nice new option, and what a spectacular, mild, brilliant day it was. Usual suspects, calves tight, feet numb. From pas...read more

Same route, no mistakes this time. Not as much further as I expected, but a nice new option, and what a spectacular, mild, brilliant day it was. Usual suspects, calves tight, feet numb. From past experience, I should run out of this phase in a few months.